Roaring in
the chest of the wave
slams the massive boulder
the great stone rocks back
undetectably
with a deep thud
more felt than heard
it bumps solid
against smaller boulders
to which it crowds
as the spent wave recedes
the hulking mass settles again
immovable as bedrock
defying the next swell
and the next
and the next
each time it rocks back
with a subtle thud
and the sea is patient
in the ebb and flow of time
this steadfast giant
and its lesser neighbors
will reluctantly
imperceptibly
acquiesce
to become the grains
of ocean floor
upon which they now rest
*
rob kistner © 2022
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